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Buy outcomes

When we buy outcomes, rather than inputs or outputs, we align the supplier's desires with our own

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Nobody ever got fired for buying IBM

If this claim is true, there are only two possible explanations. Neither one is very convincing.

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Who is responsible for preventing scope creep?

The question assumes that scope creep is something to be managed and/or prevented.

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I'm all three kinds...

Are you part of the nominal masses, a zealot, or a silent doer? I'll confess: I'm all three.

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Three kinds of people

Pick a school of practice. There are three types of people in that group.

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That won't work here, we're different

What thing would you like to see work for you, but simply won't "because you're different"?

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Yes, there is such a thing as "best practice"

Often the best thing for the situation is some method or technique that has been generally accepted as superior to known alternatives.

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Solving the bottleneck

Don't forget to measure your problem

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Imagine

Imagine you work on an imaginary software development team with imaginary problems...

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Agility Prayer

To change priorities, or not...

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I'm not certified

I coach teams on improving software delivery. I Scrum masters. I teach Test-Driven Development. But I'm not "certified".